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Damages 101

What damages can you get if your content is pirated or illegally copied or shared? Copyright law provides various damages (§504): money damages or an injunction (to stop DVD sales/streaming). You can get (1) actual damages (plus the pirate’s additional profits) or (2) statutory damages.

Actual Damages

For actual damages, you must prove the pirate’s gross revenue, then the pirate has the burden of proof to show how much revenue wasn’t from infringement.